The Back-breaking Leaf
Trailer: The Back-breaking Leaf
Year: 1959
Genre: Documentary
Studio: ONF | NFB
Director: Terence Macartney-Filgate
Cast: Stanley Jackson
Crew: Gilles Gascon (Assistant Director), John Spotton (Editor), Vic Merrill (Sound), George Croll (Sound), Eldon Rathburn (Music), Wolf Koenig (Producer)
Runtime: 29 minutes
Release: Jan 02, 1959
IMDb: 10.00/10 by 1 users
Popularity: 0
Country: Canada
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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